The Rustle of the Sheets . . .
Essays
While I think all of these essays are wonderful, -- Manny-acs are a mighty eloquent bunch -- there are some that really touch me. Those that have particularly struck a cord with me are marked with an *
Note: You will notice a few gaps. I have a bunch of essays saved in my sister's computer in Georgia and some sweet Manny-acs also saved some for me ... due to lack of any regulated computer time, I didn't want to get all of those until I could work on them, on the other hand I didn't want to let the essays that I've been compiling since mid-June keep building up, so thus the gap in essay numbers.
200. "Commitment" by GrannyC.
In Response to "A Manny Baby?"
199. "A Manny Baby?" by Renee
198. "Michelle, That Still Beating Mass of Tissue You are Standing On is My Heart" by Merryll
197."The Buzz on the Birth Control Spoiler" by kristi k.
196. "'You Don't Know Me'" by Melissa
195. "Superficial Thoughts" by Tracee
194. "A Happy Aura" by Airpoet
193. "Much of Manny in Romantic Fantasies" by kristi k.
In Response to "Return of the Complexity"
192. "Return of the Complexity" by Kristie
In Reponse to "Jumble of Memories"
191. "Jumble of Memories" by kristi k.
190. "Methinks the Lady Doth Protest Too Much" by Airpoet.
189. "That Intimate Connection" by Tracee
In Response to "Stages of Danny Falling"
188. "That Diner Stare was IT" by Liz M
In Response to "Stages of Danny Falling"
187. "Stages of Danny Falling" by Kristie
186. "Recognition of Their Connection" by kristi k.
In Response to "From Moment One"
185. "From Moment One" by Tracee
184. "The Next Step was Love" by Liz M
183. "Yummy Danny and Happy Michelle" by kristi k.
182. "A Brief Thanksgiving Revisit" by Tracee
181. "Companion FF Guide to Last Week (July 19 to July 23) ... " by Kristie
180. "S-E-X Like a Lightning Bolt! by Jennifer H. *
179. "Manny Magic" by Analee
178. "Forgiveness" by Airpoet
177. "Danny's Wish" by LizM
176. "Okay, Who are You? And What Have You Done with the Real Michelle and Danny?" by Meryll
175. "Manny Summer Theme: Living in the Present?" by kristi k. *
174. "Innocence vs. Experience" by Airpoet *
173. "The Vulnerability of Danny" by Tracee
172. "Michelle's Sexual Maturity" by Jenn
171. "I Saw Your Tongue, It Licked My Heart" by Tracee *
170. "I've Come To a Conclusion Regarding My Viewing ..." by Tracee
169. "Reasonable Expectations" by Tracee *
168. "The Why of the 'Little C'" by LizM
167. "The Eye of the Storm" by Airpoet
166. "The 'Dumbing Down' of Manny" by Kristie
165. "More Manny Summer Thoughts" by Marie
164. "Who is Writing for Manny?" by LizM.
163. "Keep a Triangle Out of the Manny Equation" by Airpoet
162. "The Manny Summer So Far ... " by kristi k.
161. "It's The Time of the Season for Love" by Tracee
160. "Center Stage" by Airpoet
159. "I'm Mad as Hell and I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore! I want Emotional Pitstops!" by Erica
158. "Monday Was *REALLY* Erotic. Dang!" by Tracee
157. "Carmen's Real Fear Concerning Michelle" by Erica
156. "Hello?! Romance, Please!!" by Jennifer H.
155. "The Perfect Tableau" by Jennifer H.
154. "What are They Fighting For?" by Melissa
153. "Just Another Movement in an Unfinished Symphony" by Melissa
152. "Manny's Paradise" by Airpoet
151. "Loving Manny Monday" by ?? ... someone please claim this!
150. "Yesterday was about Romance and Discovery" by Essie
In Response to "Skirting the Dangerous Pit of Boring"
149. "Skirting the Dangerous Pit of Boring" by Kat
148. "Making Love vs. Sex" by GrannyC
147. "Maybe It's Just the Heat Affecting My Brain" by Tracee
146. "Soul Illumination" by Tah*
145. "Where to Begin ... " by Airpoet
144. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on Freaky Friday" by Kristie
143. "Woods and Woulds indeed!" by Melissa
In Response to "Into the Woods/Woulds ..."
142. "Into the Woods/ Woulds ..." by elle
141. "The Unreality was Too Much" by Rose
In Response to
"Real vs. Unreal"
140. "It's in the Execution" by Kristie
In Response to
"Real vs. Unreal"
139. "Real vs. Unreal" by Melissa
138. "Plot Twists - Unexpected and Not" by LizM
In Response to "A Few Thoughts"
137. "A Few Thoughts" by elle
116. "'Till Death Do Us Part'"by Jennifer H.
101. "The Man in Black and His Pink Lady" by Jennifer H. *
89. "Consummation + Danny and Michelle = Baby?" by Tracee
88. "Danny and Michelle ... and Baby Makes Three?" by Kristie
87. "Redefinitions: On Saints, Sinners, Selflessness, and Selfishness " by BettyM
86. "The Lighthouse Revisited -- Brief" by Tracee
85. "Danny and Michelle, The End, Part II" by Liz M
84. "Daniel Santos: A Fascinating Portrait of a Tormented Man" by Tracee
In Response to "Danny's Position in the Family"
83. "Of Mick and Danny" by Melissa
In Response to "Danny's Position in the Family" and "Prince Danny"
82. "Danny's Position in the Family" by Marie
In Response to "Crown-Prince Danny of the Santos Dynasty"
81. "Prince Danny" by Tracee
In Response to "Crown-Prince Danny of the Santos Dynasty"
80. "Crown-Prince Danny of the Santos Dynasty" by Melissa
79. "The Danger Element" by Portia
In Response to "The Dangerous Sexuality of Danny"
78. "The Dangerous Sexuality of Danny" by kristi
77. "A Michelle-Less Danny is a Shallow Mick-Wanna-Be" by Tracee
76. "Michelle Needs to Fight for Danny" by meghan
75. "Building a Bedrock" by elle
74. "Why I Watch and Understanding Danny" by Barbara
73. "The Importance of the Manny Separation" by Rhonda
72. "More Random Thoughts" by elle
71. "Santos Family Dynamics" by Mlee
70. "A Post-Break-up Review of Manny Scenes" by kristi
69. "'This is Where I Met My First Wife.'" by kristi
68. "Strong Opinions" by Malynda and Amanda
67. "Manny's Future" by Melissa
66. "More Thoughts (and How!) by Melissa
65. "kristi's Letter to TPTB" by kristi
64. "A Connection Establishing Separation" by Jennifer H.
63. "Drew is Nothing Like Danny, Certainly Not Where It Counts: Character" by kristi
62. "The Walking Vegetable's Point of View" by Melissa
61. "Random Thoughts After a Manny-Less Week" by elle
60. "Michelle's Mass of Emotions" by Kristie *
In Response to "Michelle's Idea of Marriage -- 'Tis a Puzzlement"
59. "A Couple of Thoughts" by Rose *
58. "Michelle's Idea of Marriage -- 'Tis a Puzzlement" by Liz M.
57. "What is Danny Afraid Of? His Feelings? Or Michelle's?" by Victoria
56. "Highwire" by Rhonda *
In Response to "Added Thoughts About Michelle"
55. "Added Thoughts about Michelle" by Andrea
In Response to "Ten Reasons Why I Don't Hate Michelle"
54. "Ten Reasons Why I Don't Hate Michelle" by Kathy
53. "Full Circle" by Melissa
52. "Self-Control" by Kristie
In Response to "Michelle's Dream and Danny's Need for Control"
51. "Michelle's Dream and Danny's Need for Control" by kristi
50. "Discomfort, Not Fear" by kristi
49. "The Mere Mention of Her Name" by kristi
48. "House of Bauer; House of Santos" by Melissa
In Response to "Darkness and Light" and "Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Things ..."
47. "Darkness and Light" by BettyM
In Response to "Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Things ..."
46. "Of Star-Crossed Lovers and Things ..." by Liz M *
45. "Danny's Growing Up" by elle
44. "Supercouples ... What are They and Why Manny has the Potential to be One" by Airica *
43. "It's Magic" by Kristie *
42. "Is Manny a Supercouple?" by kristi *
41. "Star-Crossed Again"by BettyM
40. "Definitions of 'Star-Crossed Lovers'" by Tracee *
39. "In a Word ... No" by Kristie
38. "An Ironic Twist of Fate" by Tracee
37. "Rauch Knows [How Popular Danny and Michelle Are]" by kristi
36. "Protection and Other Rants!" by Chrissy
35. "Why I am Thrilled ... Happy!" by Kathy *
34. "Why Manny, Not Drew and Danny, not Michelle and Jesse, Nor Any Other Such Un-Manny Pairings (Comparative Study with Othello)" by Melissa *
33. "What Prompted My First Othello-Manny Essay and Other Manny Babbles"by Melissa
In Response to "I Have to Take Care of You"
32. "It's Just Sex" by Jennifer H. *
31. "My Thoughts on Today -- March 22nd" by HollyJo
30. "I Have to Take Care of You" by Jennifer H.
29. "Major Revelations from Michelle, Both Conscious and Subconscious
" by Airica *
28. "Michelle's Confession and Dream ..." by Mamie
27. "Goodbye" by Airica *
26. "The Purpose of the Danny/Drew Connection" by kristi *
25. "And the Beauty is That Falling in Love is Not the End of the Story ..." by kristi *
In Response to "Is it Love?"
24. "Is It Love?" by Jennifer H. *
23. "The Role of Deitz in the Equation" by Marilea
22. "The Strength of a Woman" by kristi
21. "It's That Foreshadowing Business Again ...
" by Kathy
20. "Why There is No Cause For Worry" by kristi *
19. "An Analysis of Character" by Pepper
18. "Maybe It's Because She's Scared of the Truth?" by HollyJo *
17. "The Positive Growth of The Manny Relationship" by Rhonda *
16. "This Young Man is From a Blood Simple Culture!
by BettyM
15. "Michelle's Confession and Danny's Reaction" by kristi
14. "A League of Their Own by BettyM.
13. "My Wild Guess About What Will Happen Next ..." by Rhonda
12. "Danny Complex -- Othello Allusions"by Melissa
11. "What Today's Show Means" by kristi *
10. "Hello, Michelle Sweetie, It's Called D-E-N-I-A-L!" by Tracee *
9. "Danny's Manhandling, Part II" by Andrea
8. "Danny's Manhandling" by kristi *
7. "Mama's Boy" by Jennifer H.
6. "It's Turning Me into Something That I Swore I Never Would Become" by kristi
5. "Let's Call It a Plot Twist, Shall We?" by Jennifer H.
4. "Amazing!" by Kathy
3. "You Know Yesterday Wasn't So Bad" by Tracee
2. "My State of Depression and the Five Things I Used to Pull Myself Out of It" by HollyJo
1. "Wonderful, Beautiful, Magical" by Jennifer H.
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